Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Ravine slope 0.1 miles SW of Bull Run and 0.5 miles NW of Stone Bridge on US 29.
No surface rocks present.
A dense forest co-dominated by Pinus strobus and several Quercus spp. Ericaceous shrubs, including Kalmia latifolia, Gaylussacia baccata, and Vaccinium pallidum, are abundant in the lower layers. This stand occupies a dry, north-facing slope with very infertile soils. It is apparently too dry for Tsuga canadensis, which is abundant nearby in somewhat more sheltered habitats.